Williamson synthesis of ether is an example of :
- Nucleophilic substitution
- Electrophilic addition
- Nucleophilic addition
- Electrophilic substitution
Solution
The Williamson ether synthesis is the most widely used method to synthesize ethers. It occurs by an reaction in which a metal alkoxide displaces a halide ion from an alkyl halide.
This is Nucleophilic substitution reaction.
Asked in: JEE Main 2014 (19 Apr Online)
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